Historical figures in 1702
The atlas holds 4 people and 5 moments here, in 1702. The most recorded lives are George Frideric Handel, John Locke and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. Among them Writers, Philosophers and Educators.
Notable people
George Frideric Handel
in 1702
2 moments here
German-British Baroque composer. Born in Halle, he worked in Hamburg, travelled in Italy, served as Kapellmeister at Hanover, and settled in England.…
John Locke
in 1702
1 moment here
English philosopher, physician, and political writer. Locke was born in Somerset, educated in London and Oxford, served Lord Shaftesbury in London,…
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
in 1702
1 moment here
German polymath, philosopher, mathematician, jurist, diplomat, court councillor, historian, and librarian.…
Jonathan Swift
in 1702
1 moment here
Anglo-Irish writer, satirist, political pamphleteer, and Church of Ireland cleric, best known for Gulliver's Travels, A Tale of a Tub, and A Modest…
Moments
- 1702 Final visit to London John Locke
- 1702 Doctor of Divinity at Trinity College Jonathan Swift
- 1702 University matriculation George Frideric Handel
- 1702 Domkirche organist appointment George Frideric Handel
- 1702 Residence at Lützenburg and Berlin Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz